Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 541 Announce to the world, the imperial edict has arrived!
"No!"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing that Li Chengqian was going to increase the Baishan tribe's garrison troops from 3,000 to 5,000, the ministers in the court all expressed their disapproval.

The Baishan tribe has three thousand elite soldiers. If they suddenly cause chaos, the troops in Goryeo alone can easily resolve it.

If the number of people exceeds 5,000, and the cavalry of the Baishan tribe is added, it will not be something that an ordinary 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers can resist.

"I think that we should leave at most one thousand elite soldiers for the Baishan tribe. Three thousand elite soldiers is too many."

Hou Junji was the first to speak: "With the troops in hand, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to control the actions of the Baishan tribe."

Li Chengqian nodded.

This is exactly what Fang Xuanling and others said.

After all, the Baishan tribe is a foreign race. Even if they are afraid of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty's force, no one knows whether they have any complaints in their hearts.

What's more, they not only enjoyed the preferential treatment of the Tang Dynasty people, but also had a certain number of troops at their disposal, which was hard for many people to imagine.

No wonder they didn't suggest that I increase the number to 5,000 last night.

Li Chengqian glanced at Fang Xuanling and the others. Obviously, they had already guessed that after this matter was made public today, the ministers in the court would oppose it.

Therefore, three thousand people is the highest number they offer.

However, in Li Chengqian's view, Goryeo has been conquered now. Although Silla and Baekje are still struggling, with Su Chen's ability, it is naturally not a difficult task to conquer Silla and Baekje.

As long as Silla and Baekje are conquered, and Goryeo is added, the lands of the three kingdoms will be connected, and the Goryeo Protectorate will be established. Even if the Baeksan tribe has 5,000 elite soldiers, so what?
If the Baishan tribe dared to cause rebellion, the Protectorate would dispatch armies from the three places to directly defeat the Baishan tribe.

Li Chengqian said calmly, "Since you, my dear ministers, think that 5,000 soldiers are too many, then let's give them 3,000 soldiers."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The Baishan tribe has just surrendered, which has a huge impact on the Mohe. Giving them a quota of 3,000 soldiers and horses will make it easier for them to deal with border attacks by various Mohe tribes when the time comes.

Moreover, with this amount of troops, they can also draw trained soldiers from the Baishan tribe at any time to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.

"Now that Goryeo has been conquered and the Baeksan tribe is about to surrender, only Silla and Baekje are left, still confronting our army in the Han River area."

"In my opinion, the coalition forces of Silla and Baekje will not be able to hold out for long."

"As soon as the imperial edict reaches the Baishan tribe, King Bingjian will lead 20,000 elite cavalry south and defeat the coalition forces of Silla and Goryeo with unstoppable force."

"You, my dear ministers, still need to discuss the selection of the Goryeo Protectorate."

Li Chengqian's words did not make the ministers present feel that there was anything wrong with them.

Putting aside the strength of the Tang Dynasty for now, let's talk about the current situation in Goryeo. Everything is going very well. Let's first study the candidates for the Goryeo Protectorate. Are there any problems?

Absolutely not.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Everyone smiled and agreed.

Li Chengqian smiled calmly, "Draft an edict to announce to the world that from today on, the Baishan tribe will be the people of our Great Tang."

"According to the order!"

……

That afternoon, the content of Goryeo's victory news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an.

At this point, many people finally understood why the good news that had arrived in Chang'an yesterday was only announced today.

It turned out that it was because of the intervention of the Baishan tribe that the Tang army was unable to successfully control the entire territory of Goryeo!

But even so, the entire Goryeo, except for the area around Zhacheng, has already become the Tang Dynasty. Isn't this worth being happy about?
However, the peace talks with the Baishan tribe and the issue of leaving troops to the Baishan tribe did cause quite a stir.

Some people think that although the Baishan tribe is a tribe within the Mohe, its strength is not that strong. With the military strength of the Tang Dynasty in Goryeo, it is entirely possible to wipe out the Baishan tribe without any need to negotiate peace, let alone leave them 3,000 elite soldiers.

Now, not only do we have to reserve a quota of 3,000 elite soldiers for the Baishan tribe, but we also have to give them a large tract of land. Isn't this equivalent to indirectly subsidizing the growth of the Baishan tribe?
By then, the Baishan tribe will most likely become a country within a country, and will only obey orders but not announcements.

Of course, as these voices continue to spread, there are also voices of support.

Firstly, we have to consider that the Tang army has consumed a lot of energy and physical strength after a series of battles. It is obviously not worth the cost to go to war with the Baishan tribe again.

Secondly, by negotiating peace with the Baishan tribe and giving them the grasslands and land, they could obtain 20,000 elite soldiers from the Baishan tribe. Although this was a bit of a loss, when they thought that after the news spread, the Baishan tribe would only be able to hold on to the Tang Dynasty's big legs and help them guard the northern border, and would be the first to be dealt with by the Mohe, it didn't seem like a big loss.

Thirdly, with the 20,000 elite cavalry from the Baishan tribe, the Tang army can march all the way south and head straight for the Han River. By then, will the coalition forces of Silla and Baekje be able to withstand the Tang army?
Therefore, regarding the peace talks between Su Chen and the Baishan tribe, these people thought that this was a brilliant plan that killed several birds with one stone.

Especially when the two sides were arguing, some people directly responded with the attitude of the court. Don't the officials in the court understand as well as you?

Antu.

Twenty thousand elite cavalrymen rode into the city in an orderly manner.

"General Kodo, the chief wants you to come over."

"understood."

Kodo nodded, gave a few brief instructions, and left with the guards.

He got the news about the peace talks between the Baishan tribe and the Tang Dynasty when he was in Zhacheng.

Kodo was both skeptical and feasible about the peace talks.

After all, a tribe as large as the Sumo tribe was destroyed by Su Chen. If a war breaks out with the Tang Dynasty, can the Baishan tribe really resist?
Moreover, the conditions offered by Su Chen were very tempting.

Without moving a single soldier, we can gain the vast grassland of Chengshanzi and the vast fertile land of Zhacheng.

This is definitely a great thing for the Baishan tribe.

Therefore, after receiving the message from Qili'eduo, Kodo ordered the troops in various places to rest temporarily and wait for the Tang army to take over.

After handing over the city, Kodo immediately led his troops back.

Although some members of the army could not understand why they had to hand over the cities and lands they had just acquired to the people of the Tang Dynasty, Kodo believed that it would not take long for them to understand what a correct decision this was.

"leader!"

"Kodo is here."

Qili Eduo smiled and invited Kodo to take a seat. At the same time, he introduced Kodo, "Your Majesty, this is the fierce general of my Baishan tribe, Kodo."

"He was also in full command of the march eastward into Goryeo this time."

"Your Majesty."

Kodo saluted.

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "General Kodo, please take a seat."

Qili Eduo laughed and said, "Kodo, when you came back this time, did you hand over all those cities to the Tang army?"

Kodo nodded and said, "To report to the leader, all the cities and lands in various places have been handed over to the Tang army. The general in charge of taking over this time is General Zhou Jinlan under General Zhishisili."

"very good."

Su Chen was very satisfied with the attitude of the Baishan tribe.

Keduo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, when I returned to Antu, I heard that you had already sent the letter requesting the title to Chang'an City?"

"good."

Su Chen nodded, "It was sent to Chang'an City ten days ago. I estimate that the imperial edict will be delivered to Antu in the next few days."

Keduo looked over and saw Qili Eduo laughing and agreeing, "With the speed of the Tang Dynasty, it will only take one or two days."

"I called you back this time because I have something to discuss with you."

"Appreciate further details."

Kodo looked calm.

On the way here, he had already roughly deduced some things.

However, I am still not sure.

It was indeed unbelievable that Su Chen dared to lead the Baishan tribe to fight against Silla and Baekje just after they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

"The reason why I called you back early is because the prince is going to take you to the Han River."

really.

After getting Qili'eduo's confirmation, Keduo pondered and said, "Is there something wrong with Hanjiang?"

"That's not true."

Su Chen shook his head. "It's just that the two sides have been confronting each other on the Han River for too long, and the supply of the army is a problem."

Wang Li and Koizumi Jiro led a large army to confront the coalition forces of the two countries at the Han River. The supplies for the people and horses all came from Kaifeng.

Compared with the joint forces of the two countries, the pressure on material supplies in Kaifeng is too great.

In the past two days, Su Chen received news from Liu Rengui and Li Jingheng one after another.

and so.

Only then would Su Chen arrange for Qili Eduo to call Kodo and the others back.

Firstly, the handover of the city had been completed, and secondly, it was to allow them to return to the city early to rest and rush to the Han River with him.

"I see."

Kodo nodded in understanding.

Compared with before, although the Tang army conquered Goryeo, the survival of the Goryeo people and the supply of the army became particularly important.

If the Tang army had only captured a few cities, they could have easily been able to sustain their war efforts, but that was no longer possible.

Unless, they ignore the lives of the Goryeo people and watch the war break out in Goryeo.

Otherwise, the joint forces of the two countries on the Han River must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise, this battle will have to be postponed.

"When does the prince plan to go to the Han River?"

"Two days later."

Su Chen said calmly: "You need to rest, and we also need to wait for the imperial edict to arrive."

"If the imperial edict cannot reach Antu City within two days, we will not wait and will go directly to the Han River."

Kodo raised his eyebrows and looked at Qili Eduo, who nodded and said, "That's what I meant as well."

It looks like they have reached an agreement.

Kodo seemed to be thinking about something, then smiled and said, "In that case, I will follow the arrangements of the leader and the prince."

Qili'eduo nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Su Chen, as if to say, are you satisfied with my arrangement?

Su Chen: "Okay, General Kodo, go back and rest for now."

Kodo nodded, bowed, and turned away.

That afternoon.

A team of twenty Tang cavalrymen came from afar.

The appearance of this cavalry squad immediately attracted the attention of the people in Antu City.

Because the person in charge was actually a eunuch!
Mingli glanced at the curious people who had gathered around him and said loudly, "We are here in Antu on the orders of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to publicize the imperial decree. Is Qili Eduo, the leader of the Baishan tribe, here?"

"Eunuch from the Tang Dynasty?"

"Read the imperial edict of the Tang Emperor?"

"Is it because of the peace talks between our Baishan tribe and the Tang Dynasty?"

Su Chen personally brought people to Antu and has lived here for half a month. This is something many people in Antu know.

Yes.

After learning the purpose of the eunuch's visit, everyone started talking about it.

At this time, a soldier came over and said, "The leader has learned of your purpose. Please follow me."

"lead the way."

At the same time, Sun Qiang informed Su Chen of the news.

Su Chen smiled and stood up: "Finally I'm here."

Sun Qiang smiled and said, "Your Majesty will not let the prince down."

Su Chen shrugged, "He won't let me down, but the ministers in the court may not."

"Let's go and see what reward His Majesty gave him."

When Su Chen arrived, the reading of Mingli had already ended.

Seeing Su Chen coming, Mingli hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, "I, Mingli, greet the prince."

"Oh, where is the imperial edict?"

"Here I am, here I am!"

Qi Li E Duo said excitedly, "The prince's decree is here with me."

Look how happy the child is.

Su Chen was a little curious about how many benefits Li Chengqian promised him in the imperial edict that made Qili Eduo so happy.

"show me?"

"Your Majesty, please."

After taking the imperial edict and reading it, Su Chen was speechless.

Originally he thought that the conditions he offered were beyond the norm, but he didn't expect that Li Chengqian offered him even better conditions.

The original one thousand soldiers and horses directly increased to three thousand.

Not only that, Li Chengqian also agreed that the Baishan tribe could train 3,000 soldiers and horses.

However, there is a prerequisite for training 3,000 soldiers, and that is to ensure that 5,000 war horses are provided to the Tang Dynasty every year. The 3,000 elite soldiers trained by the Baishan tribe must cooperate immediately when the court orders them to be requisitioned...

Okay.

This must be the work of Gao Shilian and others.

Su Chen smiled knowingly. Although he didn't write too much in the handwriting, they already understood his thoughts.

This is very comfortable.

"Congratulations, Chief..."

Su Chen smiled and returned the imperial edict, "No, now you should be called General Zhenbei."

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are joking. You are joking."

Qili Eduo waved his hands repeatedly, "It's better to call the leader more cordially. If it weren't for the prince's personal promotion of this matter, how could the people of my Baishan tribe have so many fertile fields?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "This is what the leader deserves."

"If the leader had refused to negotiate, this wouldn't have happened."

Qili Eduo nodded.

If they had refused, they would be fighting each other now!

Qili Eduo shouted, "Someone come!"

"Pass the order down. Have a grand banquet today. I want to entertain the prince and the distinguished guests who have come from afar!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)